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    <h1 id="title">Dr. Norman Borlaug</h1>
    <p>The man who saved a billion lives</p>
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        alt="Dr. Norman Borlaug seen standing in Mexican wheat field with a group of biologists">
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        Dr. Norman Borlaug, third from the left, trains biologists in Mexico
        on how to increase wheat yields - part of his life-long war on hunger.
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      <h3 id="headline">Here's a time line of Dr. Borlaug's life:</h3>
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        <li><strong>1914</strong> - Born in Cresco, Iowa</li>
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          <strong>1933</strong> - Leaves his family's farm to attend the
          University of Minnesota, thanks to a Depression era program known as
          the "National Youth Administration"
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          <strong>1935</strong> - Has to stop school and save up more money.
          Works in the Civilian Conservation Corps, helping starving
          Americans. "I saw how food changed them", he said. "All of this left
          scars on me."
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          <strong>1937</strong> - Finishes university and takes a job in the
          US Forestry Service
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          <strong>1938</strong> - Marries wife of 69 years Margret Gibson.
          Gets laid off due to budget cuts. Inspired by Elvin Charles Stakman,
          he returns to school study under Stakman, who teaches him about
          breeding pest-resistant plants.
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          <strong>1941</strong> - Tries to enroll in the military after the
          Pearl Harbor attack, but is rejected. Instead, the military asked
          his lab to work on waterproof glue, DDT to control malaria,
          disinfectants, and other applied science.
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          <strong>1942</strong> - Receives a Ph.D. in Genetics and Plant
          Pathology
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          <strong>1944</strong> - Rejects a 100% salary increase from Dupont,
          leaves behind his pregnant wife, and flies to Mexico to head a new
          plant pathology program. Over the next 16 years, his team breeds
          6,000 different strains of disease resistant wheat - including
          different varieties for each major climate on Earth.
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          <strong>1945</strong> - Discovers a way to grown wheat twice each
          season, doubling wheat yields
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          <strong>1953</strong> - crosses a short, sturdy dwarf breed of wheat
          with a high-yielding American breed, creating a strain that responds
          well to fertilizer. It goes on to provide 95% of Mexico's wheat.
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          <strong>1962</strong> - Visits Delhi and brings his high-yielding
          strains of wheat to the Indian subcontinent in time to help mitigate
          mass starvation due to a rapidly expanding population
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        <li><strong>1970</strong> - receives the Nobel Peace Prize</li>
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          <strong>1983</strong> - helps seven African countries dramatically
          increase their maize and sorghum yields
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          <strong>1984</strong> - becomes a distinguished professor at Texas
          A&amp;M University
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          <strong>2005</strong> - states "we will have to double the world
          food supply by 2050." Argues that genetically modified crops are the
          only way we can meet the demand, as we run out of arable land. Says
          that GM crops are not inherently dangerous because "we've been
          genetically modifying plants and animals for a long time. Long
          before we called it science, people were selecting the best breeds."
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        <li><strong>2009</strong> - dies at the age of 95.</li>
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        cite="http://news.rediff.com/report/2009/sep/14/pm-pays-tribute-to-father-of-green-revolution-borlaug.htm">
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          "Borlaug's life and achievement are testimony to the far-reaching
          contribution that one man's towering intellect, persistence and
          scientific vision can make to human peace and progress."
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        <cite>-- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh</cite>
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        If you have time, you should read more about this incredible human
        being on his
        <a id="tribute-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Borlaug" target="_blank">Wikipedia entry</a>.
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